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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-1

…in respect of 2003 pursuant to I of D of article 44 of the Finance Act for 1999 (no. 98-1266 of 30 December 1998) and 2° bis of II of article 1648 B of the General Tax Code as it stood prior to the F…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article R5211-12-1

…021, from the application of the provisions of 1° of I of the article 29 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 on finance for 2021 ; 3° For the share of the sums received by the grouping in respect…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions and classification principles

Article R4411-6

…set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L775-15

…In the wording resulting from L. 521-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-3-1 Act no. 2018-727 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…123-6 to R. 123-27Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R. 123-28Decree No. 2007-1851 of 26 December 2007 Article R. 123-29Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R. 123-30Decree No. 2020-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R155-1

…ng provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the table below.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R111-1

A transaction falling within the classes mentioned in 3, 8, 9, 10, 13 and 16 of article R. 321-1 is considered to cover a large risk for the purposes of article L. 111-6 if the policyholder meets at l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L533-10-1

…ating agencies within the meaning of point b of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article R157-1

…e French Southern and Antarctic Territories in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of voluntary association involvement

Article R5151-17

The accuracy of the data contained in the declaration referred to in article R. 5151-16 is certified to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations by one of the persons responsible for the administration…

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